, Oct. 15 -- turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has claimed that her journey to success in Bollywood was far more difficult than that of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, pointing to her humble beginnings in a remote village compared to his urban upbringing in Delhi.

Speaking at a PHDCCI event in the capital, Kangana said, "Why did I get so much success? There is probably nobody else who came from a village and achieved such recognition in the mainstream. You talk about Shah Rukh Khan-he is from Delhi, convent-educated. I was from a village that nobody would have even heard of-Bhamla. Maybe others may disagree, but I feel it's because I am brutally honest, not just with people but with myself too."

Leaving her hometown Bhamla in Himachal Pradesh ...